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Aircraft Display Panel Bonding System

a technology for aircraft display panels and aircraft, applied in the field of aircraft display panels, can solve the problems of reducing the life of either or both display panels and aircraft structures, and affecting the performance of aircra

Active Publication Date: 2020-05-14
THE BOEING CO
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Benefits of technology

The solution effectively reduces stress and wrinkles, enhances the lifespan of display panels, and maintains aerodynamic performance by ensuring a secure and shape-matched attachment to the aircraft surface.

Problems solved by technology

Changing the shape of the display panel to have a desired curvature that matches the curvature of the surface of the aircraft in a desired manner results in stresses within the display panel, aircraft surface, or both.
The stresses may reduce the life of either or both the display panel and the aircraft structure.
These stresses also may alter performance of the aircraft.
In other cases, the stresses may result in a need for maintenance to reattach the display panel to the surface of the aircraft.

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[0034]The illustrative embodiments recognize and take into account one or more different considerations. For example, those embodiments recognize and take into account that presently used techniques for attaching a rigid display panel or semi-flexible display panel to the surface of an aircraft may result in the display panel having a shorter than desired life, not matching the shape of the surface of the aircraft, needing maintenance for cleaning beneath the display panel, reattaching the display panel to the surface of the aircraft, resealing the display panel, or some combination thereof.

[0035]The illustrative embodiments also recognize and take into account that one solution may be to use a flexible display panel. The illustrative embodiments recognize and take into account, however, that with flexible display panels, wrinkles may be present on the display panels when the flexible display panels are attached to the surface of the aircraft.

[0036]Thus, the illustrative embodiments...

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Abstract

A method and apparatus for conforming a display panel to a surface of an aircraft structure. The method positions the display panel within a resin barrier that is located on the surface such that a cavity is formed, places a film and the display panel together, and applies a force on the display panel that causes the display panel to conform to the surface of the aircraft structure. The display panel has a shape that changes to a first shape to match a second shape of the surface of the aircraft structure. The method also injects a resin into the cavity while the force is applied, and cures the resin in the cavity while the force is applied to form a cured resin. The cured resin holds the display panel in the first shape and attaches the display panel to the surface of the aircraft structure.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 808,244, filed Jul. 24, 2015, which is herein incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND INFORMATION1. Field[0002]The present disclosure relates generally to aircraft and, in particular, to displaying information on an aircraft. Still more particularly, the present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for displaying information on the exterior of an aircraft.2. Background[0003]Advertisements and other messages are typically placed in advertising spaces in fixed locations. Advertisements are commonly found on billboards, buildings, and other structures. Advertisers have included other systems, other than those in fixed locations, for increasing the visibility of advertisements and other messages.[0004]For example, advertisements are often placed on moving vehicles. These vehicles include buses, taxicabs, airplanes, and other suitable types of vehicles. In ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G09F21/08B64D47/02B64F5/40B29C65/40B29C45/14B29C65/70B29C39/10
CPCB29C45/1418B64D47/02B29C45/14G09F21/08B29C45/14508B29L2031/3076B29C65/40B29L2031/723B29C39/10B64F5/40B29C65/70
Inventor GARRETTSON, BROOK W.
Owner THE BOEING CO
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